Seattle Times – July 24, 2008, last modified Faced with the prospect of a new water-bottling plant and the tapping of a mountain spring, the citizens of Enumclaw fought back. By Cara Solomon, Times South King County Reporter Last spring, in the small town of Enumclaw, a company came calling. What it wanted was water. […] Maude Barlow speaking at York County Community College, 7/20/08 By Steve Bodnar, July 18, 2008 […] By Donna M. Perry , Staff Writer, Sun Journal Wednesday, July 16, 2008 […] Written by Matt Kanner, The Wire , 10 July 2008 Grassroots groups battle corporate water bottlers in New Hampshire and Maine The battle to protect regional groundwater from corporate pumping took a curious turn recently when USA Springs filed for Chapter 11 bankruptcy. Folks at Save Our Groundwater were cautiously optimistic about the development, but […] Mid-Summer Walk ’08 Fall Tour ’08 Bore Wells By Cara Solomon, Seattle Times Water from an underground spring near Enumclaw is what Nestlé Waters North America wanted to bottle. Last spring, in the small town of Enumclaw, a company came calling. What it wanted was water. One hundred million gallons a year, to be precise. It would pay nicely for the privilege. It […] |